Here is a list of some of the gaming groups in the Great Lakes are If you would like your club listed, send the particulars (days you meet, types of gaming, your group name and contact point) to The Herald.

Allegheny Irregulars

This club is just forming, so if you live in the area from Pittsburgh to Youngstown, give these guys a call. They are looking to meet perhaps once a month or so. Contact Tom Semian, 316 S. Home Ave., Avalon, PA 15202. (412) 761-8794, or e-mail: LTsite@aol.corn

Central Ohio Gamers Association (COGA)

Meet 10am - 9 pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Whitehall Community Park building. They host a wide variety of historical miniatures and boardgames, and say that they have gotten "serious" about scheduling games for their monthly meetings. Contact Dave Barr, 2961 Deep Wood Dr., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-4015. (614) 864-2044. Upcoming events at the library Seven Years War, June 12, 6pm (GM: Doug Anderson). WWII Eastern Front, August 14, time TBA (GM: Sam Marsh). Colonials, Sept. 11, time TBA (GM: Del Perry). The Civil War, Oct. 9, 5 pm (GM: Doug Anderson).

Colby Street Irregulars

This group has been meeting for more than 16 years on Wednesdays, 7-11 pm, in the Toledo area. They game all periods, their latest specialty being a homegrown set of "universal" rules. They are doing some free demos at Mind Games on Sundays in March and April showing off their newest adaptions to these rules -- WWII 25mm Infantry fighting and a 25mm Gunfighter Game from the 1800s called "The Code of the West." Contact Jim Thomasson, 1217 Birch Ave., Maumee, OH 43537.

Confederation of Friends

This Indiana club specializes in 20mm Napoleonics. The 10 members have armies to represent all combatants of the 1809 time period. Contact Duke Robinson, PO Box 47, Owensville, IN 47665. (812) 729-7651.

Greater Dayton Wargamers Club (GDWC)

These guys game a wide variety of periods. They plan on meeting regularly at the new Soldiery location in Dayton on the third Saturday of each month. Contact Tom Miller, President, at: 516 Elderwood Rd., Kettering, OH 45429. (937)-299-5754, or e- mail: mtm@erinet.com.

The Minatures and Gaming Association at The Ohio State University

This group has been meeting for years, playing a mix of historical and fantasy, on the campus of OSU. They meet every Saturday (except "breaks" and summers) in the basement meeting rooms in the Ohio Union from noon till 11 pm. There is no charge and multiple games are played. All guests are welcome. Contact Guy Flora, advisor: 3818 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43219. (614) 471-9812, or e-mail: flora.1@osu.edu or guyflora@hotmail.com.

North Coast Wargamers

These guys are a clubof friends and family members, with no dues, memberships, etc. Their specialty is 15mm ACW (Johnny Reb), American Revolution and Plains Indians. They own 3,200+ 15mm ACW figs, and generally use themon GHQ Terrain Maker boards. Contact Scott Mingus, Sr., 4775 South Ridge Rd., Perry, OH 44081. (440) 358-6124 or e-mail: mingus@ncweb.com. Their next game is "To the Peach Orchard and Beyond," 15mm Johnny Reb III, March 29, Sci-Fi and Comics Store, Madison, OH.

Northern Ohio Wargaming Society (NOWS)

Meets on the first Friday of the month in the Cleveland area.'Their focus is mostly historical miniatures. Contact Jim Schwendeman at: (216) 351-7783. E-mail at: JFSCHWENDE@aol.com

Rochester Historical Simulations Group

This group meets at 11:30 on the third Sunday of the month at Millennium Books and Games in Rochester. Recently, they have gamed WWII, Mexican-Amehcan, Civil War and Napoleonics. They also just began a year-long DBA campaign. Contact David Abraham, 38 Brewerton Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. (716)594-9717, or e-mail (member Dennis Frank: djfrank@jane.penn.com.

South Eastern Michigan Association of Gamers (SEMAG)

This group has grown to 17 historical garners and meets one Saturday a month at at Alcove Hobbies (see "Down at the Hobby Store"). Contact Steve Hazuka, 15657 Stricker, Eastpointe, MI 48021. (810) 778-772, or e-mail: PHEME02@aol.com.

Wayne's Legion Historical Gamers

Meet irregularly in member's homes, gaming a wide variety of historical periods. Contact Darryl Smith at: (513) 896-1098 or 2251 Wayne Madison Rd, Trenton, OH 45067. E-mail at: HMGSGL1@aol.com